e been a perfectly natural occurrence, is false. And if that cannot be proven, neither can it be proven that there was no divine intervention in the natural universe. In other words, the truth of miracles cannot be disproved, which means that the faith associated with such truth cannot be disproved.
From here Lewis begins to argue affirmatively that man's reason tells him his knowledge of the natural (or supernatural) universe and of his position in that universe is "derived" or inconsequential and that "something which existed before the human race appeared and will exist after . . . is utterly independent of us though we are totally dependent on it" (Lewis 308). This may not prove that God or miracles exist, but neither can God or miracles be disproved on that account. Further, Christian faith does not depend on the truth of miracles for its own fundamental truth assertion, that "God loves man and for his sake became man and died" (Lewis 308). What flows from that doctrine is complex, but according to Lewis Christianity need not rely on supernatura
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